[SUMMARY OF FINAL SUBMITTED VERSION]

REPORT OF LICENSEE FOR 2014

Primary Owner: SUTTER EXTENSION WATER DISTRICT
Primary Contact: SUTTER EXTENSION WATER DISTRICT

Date Submitted: 2015-06-30

Application Number: A014588
License Number: 005638

Source(s) of Water POD Parcel Number County
EAST INTERCEPTING CANAL Sutter

MAX Direct Diversion Rate: 29.0 CFS
MAX Collection to Storage: 0.0 AC-FT
Face Value: 7938.0 AC-FT

Licensed Use(s) Acres Direct Diversion Season Storage Season
Irrigation 11658.0 05/01 to 09/15
1. Project Abandoned
The project has been abandoned and I request revocation of my water right license No
2. Compliance with License Terms and Conditions
I have currently reviewed my water right license and I am complying with all terms and conditions Yes
Description of noncompliance with terms and conditions
3. Changes to the Project
Intake location has been changed
Description of intake location changes
Type of use has changed
Description of type of use changes
Place of use has changed
Description of place of use changes
Other changes
Description of other changes
4. Purpose of Use
No Use
5. Amount of Water Diverted and Used
Month Amount directly diverted
(Acre-Feet)
Amount diverted or
collected to storage
(Acre-Feet)
Amount used
(Acre-Feet)
January 0 0 0
February 0 0 0
March 0 0 0
April 0 0 0
May 0 0 0
June 0 0 0
July 0 0 0
August 0 0 0
September    0 0 0
October 0 0 0
November 0 0 0
December 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
Comments Diversions under this License were limited in 2014 due to the drought and curtailments by the SWRCB.
Water Transfers
8e. Water transfered No
8f. Quantity transfered (Acre-Feet)
8g. Dates which transfer occurred / to /
8h. Transfer approved by
Water Supply Contracts
8i. Water supply contract Yes
8j. Contract with DWR
8k. Other provider DWR
8l. Contract number May 1969 Agreement with DWR for Diversions from the Feather River
8m. Source from which contract water was diverted Feather River
8n. Point of diversion same as identified water right No
8o. Amount (Acre-Feet) authorized to divert under this contract 111000
8p. Amount (Acre-Feet) authorized to be diverted in 2014 111000
8q. Amount (Acre-Feet) projected for 2015 55000
8r. Exchange or settlement of prior rights Yes
8s. All monthly reported diversion claimed under the prior rights Yes
8t. Amount (Acre-Feet) of reported diversion solely under contract 33893
6. Maximum Rate of Diversion for each Month
Month Maximum Rate of Diversion
()
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September   
October
November
December
7. Storage
Reservoir name Spilled this year Feet below spillway at maximum storage Completely emptied Feet below spillway at minimum storage Method used to measure water level
           
Conservation of Water
8. Are you now employing water conservation efforts? Yes
Description of water conservation efforts The District maximizes the beneficial use of water through implementation of numerous water conservation efforts including, but not limited to, recirculation of drain water, automated water level control structures, variable frequency drives at pumping facilities, irrigation scheduling techniques and technologies, weed management programs, and educational tools for District staff and its landowners. In addition, the Districts landowners have implemented numerous water conservation efforts including, but not limited to, land leveling, irrigation scheduling techniques and technologies, installation of drip irrigation systems, varietal changes, drainage improvements, reduced spill from rice fields, and minimum tillage techniques. The total quantity of water conserved by the District each year is variable and depends upon numerous factors including, but not limited to, climatic conditions, hydrologic conditions, District operational practices, and on-farm operational practices. Differentiating and measuring or quantifying conserved water for some efforts is difficult, and in some cases, not possible or feasible due to the complexity of the multiple variables involved. The District will continue to implement the best available and locally feasible conservation methods to improve their irrigation delivery system and water use efficiency. Water use made under this license is in itself conservation as this reuse of water results in a direct reduction in diversions from the Feather River. Because the water savings due to these measures occurred mainly during the 2014 curtailment period, the quantity of water conserved has not been included in this report.
9. Amount of water conserved
Water Quality and Wastewater Reclamation
10. During the period covered by this Report, did you use reclaimed water from a wastewater treatment facility, water from a desalination facility, or water polluted by waste to a degree which unreasonably affects the water for other beneficial uses? No
11. Amount of reclaimed, desalinated, or polluted water used
Conjuctive Use of Groundwater and Surface Water
12. During the period covered by this Report, were you using groundwater in lieu of available surface water authorized under your license? No
13. Amounts of groundwater used
Additional Remarks
Water Supply Contracts: The place of use is also served under a 1969 Contract with the DWR titled the State of California the Resources Agency Department of Water Resources Agreement on Diversion of Water from the Feather River (Contract). Although the Contract does not explicitly list Thermalito as a point of diversion for the Sunset Pump diversion, the District has openly diverted both licensed and contract water at Thermalito for nearly four decades. The District is working with DWR to amend the contract to reflect this practice. Separate from the diversions reported by the Joint District for the pre-1914 claim the District reports up to 65,000 acre-feet (50,000 acre-feet during dry hydrology) under the District¿s License pursuant to the Contract. During periods when the water right is curtailed these diversions are reported solely under the Contract. The Licensee participated in a Water Transfer Program with DWR in 2014 for both cropland idling and groundwater substitution under its contract with DWR. In addition, lands were served by groundwater and recirculated tail water.
Attachments
File Name Description Size
No Attachments
Contact Information of the Person Submitting the Form
First Name Lynn
Last Name Phillips
Relation to Water Right Primary Owner of Record
Has read the form and agrees the information in the report is true to the best of his/her knowledge and belief Yes